摘要 |
A web unwind stand (10) for obtaining, loading, splicing, and unwinding convolutely wound rolls (112a) of web material and forwarding the web material unwound from each of the convolutely wound rolls (112a) uninterruptedly to a downstream apparatus is disclosed. The unwind (10) stand comprises splicing means (42), a first positionable roll grasping apparatus (100) for obtaining and disposing a first of the convolutely wound rolls (112a) proximate to, and relative to, the splicing means (42), and, second positionable roll grasping apparatus (100) for obtaining and disposing a second of the convolutely wound rolls proximate to, and relative to, the splicing means. |